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This year in history
In the year 1813

	January 28th	Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice, was first published in the United Kingdom.
	March 19th	Scottish missionary and explorer, David Livingstone, was born in Blantyre, Scotland. He was one of the greatest explorers in history.
	May 22nd	German composer, Richard Wagner, was born in Leipzig, Germany.
	August 27th	Napoleon defeated the combined army of the Austria, Russia and Prussia at the Battle of Dresden. Napoleon's army was outnumbered at a ration of almost 2 to 1.
	October 10th	Italian composer, Giuseppe Verdi, was born in the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (Present day Parma, Italy). He is considered by many as the most influential composer of the 19th century's Italian School of Opera.
	October 19th	The Battle of Leipzig ended in which Napoleon Bonaparte suffered one of his worst defeats. It was the largest battle to take place in Europe before World War 1.

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